The 10 Best TikToks of the Year

“Oh, I just saw that on TikTok,” is a phrase that leaves my, my friends’, and my colleague’s mouths more frequently than I’d like to admit. Although almost everyone is on the platform these days, the best part about TikTok is that the content you’re served on your For You Page (or FYP) is completely different from what the person sitting next to you sees on theirs. While my interests change almost as often as the seasons, TikTok somehow always knows that I’ll never get sick of seeing clips from a Harry Styles concert at every possible angle, and that “Girl Dinners” are a constant in my humble abode.

“TikTok Wrapped” is not a thing just yet (something I’m personally thankful for), but the platform does provide data about overall users’ most-watched videos of the year, spanning the comedy, fashion, beauty, and sports spaces (to name just a few). From everyday life hacks to oversized kittens and inventive food prep, these were the top 10 TikToks of the year:

I’m happy to know that I’m not the only one who can spend hours watching creators apply a flawless face of makeup. The most-watched TikTok of 2023—garnering almost 40 million likes—was from TikTok user Nyadollie Deng (@dollievision); as “Just The Two of Us” by Bill Withers plays in the background, Deng does a makeup tutorial featuring an on-trend pop of “Barbie” pink.

Marvel fans, this one’s for you. TikTok user @justinflom took a sticky situation and turned it into a masterpiece. As they say, one man’s trash is another man’s (superhero-themed) treasure.

You never know what you’ll come across on TikTok, and it seems like just about everyone who saw this video of a nine-month-old Maine Coon kitten was dumbfounded. The comment section says it all.

There’s something extremely satisfying about celebrities doing normal-people things. Here, Selena Gomez shows TikTok that she’s just like us as she takes her followers through a very sleepy but necessary skincare routine before boarding a 6 a.m. flight.